A joint MALE European UAS – Israel out ?

A joint MALE European UAS – Israel out ?

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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is evaluating the decision of three major European companies to develop a European Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned air systems (UAS).

IAI has been trying to sell its Heron -TP to Germany and France but no decision has been made.

AUS&R 180x250The senior officials in the Air Show are studying the joint development decision.

EADS Cassidian, Dassault Aviation and Finmeccanica have announced that they are ready to cooperate on a European Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) program.

For years EADS and Dassault have each worked on their own MALE projects, the result being that neither has got very far.

In a joint statement issued on June 16 the three European companies say: “Such a joint program would support the capability needs of European armed forces while optimizing the difficult budgetary situation through pooling of research and development funding.”

They also suggest that “critical requirements around the certification of drones, allowing their safe passage and operation in European air space, would inherently be built into the program from the onset.”